Best time to get message out on social media

Ever wondered what the best time of day is to send that link via Twitter, or post that video on Facebook?

Our sister publication in Louisville used data from Bit.ly, the company that provides short links for sharing on social networks, to offer some insight on the question. Bit.ly recently released a lot of metrics on when exactly links are clicked on by users on social media sites Twitter, Facebook and Tumblr.

Given that we are in the final days of taking nominations for our Social Madness competition, in which Silicon Valley companies get the chance to show what they know about social media, it seems a good time to offer these findings.

Businesses that want to get their message out through the Social Madness competition, presented by Capital One Spark Business, have until Tuesday, May 15, to sign up to participate.

Winners of the local challenge will go on to a regional and national competition.